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The Distinguished Teachers Awards Committee, Inc. is a nonprofit organization established in 1984 to recognize and celebrate excellence among the dedicated teaching staff of the Greenwich Public Schools. The Committee is comprised of approximately 20 members and is a balance of representatives from the Greenwich Education Association (teachers), the Greenwich Organization of School Administrators, PTA Council (parents), and Board of Education, and members of the community. Members serve a three-year term. The awardees are selected based solely on the written information provided in each candidate’s Nomination Packet.

Currently, the source of funding for the program is primarily the DTAC committee members, PTAs, Greenwich Organization of School Administrators and Greenwich Education Association. DTAC relies on contributions each year to fund monetary awards to the six Distinguished Teacher Award recipients, in addition to an awards ceremony.

2026 DTA Ceremony Video

2026 DTA Ceremony Slideshow

Six formally dressed individuals stand on a grassy lawn in front of a building and trees.
Two women stand in front of a vibrant red-leafed tree with a blurred green lawn and trees in the background.
A smiling woman in a pink floral dress stands next to a man in a navy suit, with a blurred background of trees and foliage.
Two smiling women stand in front of a building with a red-leafed tree to their left.
A woman in casual attire stands to the left of a man in a suit, with a tree displaying red leaves in the foreground and a building in the background.
A woman smiles behind three young girls, one holding a plate of dessert, in a hallway with people in the background.
Two women stand smiling in front of a building with trees and foliage in the background.
Two smiling women stand in front of a blurred background of trees and a building.
A group of people in formal attire sit on chairs on a stage with a dark curtain in the background, holding bouquets of flowers.
Two women stand on a stage in front of a dark curtain, one speaking at a wooden podium and the other standing to the side.
Seven people are seated and standing on a stage with a dark curtain in the background.
Two women stand on a stage with a wooden podium in the foreground and a dark curtain in the background.
A woman in a white blazer stands at a wooden podium with a microphone in the foreground, while another woman in a black dress stands to the right, both against a dark curtain backdrop.
Two women stand on a stage with a wooden podium in the foreground and a dark curtain in the background.
Seven people are seated on a stage in front of a dark curtain, with a bouquet of flowers held by one of the women.
A woman with a colorful scarf smiles from behind a wooden podium, with a dark curtain in the background.
A man in a suit speaks at a wooden podium in the foreground, while a woman in a pink dress stands to his right against a dark curtain backdrop.
Seven people are seated on chairs in the foreground, with a dark curtain in the background.
A woman in a pink floral dress speaks at a podium while a man in a suit stands to her right, with a dark curtain in the background.
A jazz band performs on a stage with an audience seated in the background.
Seven people are posing for a photo on a stage with a dark curtain in the background.
A woman in a black top and a man in a suit stand behind a wooden podium on a stage with a dark curtain backdrop.
Seven people are seated on chairs in the foreground, with a dark curtain in the background.
A smiling man in a suit stands at a wooden podium holding a microphone, with a dark curtain in the background.
A woman speaks at a wooden podium in the foreground, while another woman stands to her right against a dark curtain backdrop.
Seven people are seated on chairs in the foreground with a dark curtain in the background.
A woman speaks at a wooden podium in the foreground, while another woman stands beside her against a dark curtain backdrop.
A woman in a blue velvet robe speaks at a wooden podium in front of a dark curtain.
Two women stand at a wooden podium in front of a dark curtain.
Two women stand at a wooden podium in front of a dark curtain, with one woman speaking into a microphone.
A woman in a pinstripe suit speaks into a microphone at a wooden podium, with a dark curtain in the background.
A man in a suit speaks into a microphone at a wooden podium, with a dark curtain in the background.
A woman stands at a wooden podium in front of a dark curtain.
A woman in a blue dress speaks into a microphone while a man in a suit sits to her left, with a dark curtain and a wooden podium in the background.
A group of people, some in formal attire, are seated and clapping on a stage with a dark background.
A group of people are seated on a stage in front of a dark curtain, with some individuals in the foreground dressed formally and others in the background wearing casual attire.
A man in a suit stands at a wooden podium in front of a dark curtain.
Two smiling women stand in front of a dark, pleated curtain.
Two smiling women stand close together in front of a dark curtain.
A smiling woman in a black shirt and a man in a suit wave to the audience in front of a dark curtain.
A woman in a pink floral dress and a man in a suit stand on a wooden podium in front of a dark curtain.
Two smiling women stand in front of a dark curtain.
Two women stand smiling in front of a dark gray curtain.
A young woman sings into a microphone in the foreground, while a man plays a bass guitar in the blurred background.
Two young men in black shirts play guitar and drums on a stage with an audience seated behind them.

2026 Distinguished Teachers Announced

John Boyton
Jane Carlin
Susan Hart
Dena Phelps
Carmel Signa
Martha Taylor

DTA Information and Past Winners

QR Code for DTAC Fundraising Letter 24-25

Hannah Storm DTA Call for Nominations

Ana Chejin-Danielsen DTA 2016 Call for Nominations - Spanish

Call for Nominations (English Version)

Call for Nominations (Spanish Version)

Greenwich Junior United Way DTA CTA

Greenwich Junior United Way DTA CTA (Spanish)